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Designation:
VR-099 Tsunami Veritech Armored Cyclone
I. Dimensions:
|
Motorcycle Mode |
Battloid Mode |
Length: |
1.5 meters |
- |
Depth : |
- |
0.9 meters |
Height : |
1.1 meters |
2.1 meters |
Breadth : |
-
|
1.0 meters |
Dry Weight : |
90 kilograms |
|
II. Type:
- Design: Robotech Research and Development and Honda Motor Company
- Builders: Honda Motor Company
- One man motorcycle, two-form veritech high-mobility power armor, mecha
pilot survival version.
III. Service History:
- Served with all branches of the RDF from 2050 and is still in service.
IV. Performance:
- Speed, Motorcycle mode : 336kph max., 128kph typical cruising speed
- Speed, Battloid (running): Approximately equal to that of the pilot.
- Speed, Battloid (flying) : 288 kph at up to 200m, hover at 15.3m
- Max Output: 180hp / 18000rpm
- Fusion supply : 100 hours operational use, on one standard fusion cell.
V. Electronics
- Avionica GN/VR-42 short range millimeter radar (10 km range).
- Phillips GN/DOS-3600 Miniview UV, IIR and optical sight system with light
intensifier and computer enhancement.
- Harris CT-23 computer targeting system with stereoscopic laser targeting
and HUD in Battloid mode.
- Short range radio.
VI. Personal Armor:
- To use the VR-066 Hurricane, the pilot must be wearing a suit of CVR-6
Body Armor, to which the Cyclone attaches in Battloid mode.
VII. Armament:
Internal:
- 2 x GR-105 mini-missile launcher: The main weapon of older
cyclones has remained mostly unchanged in the newer models. The launchers
have been updated with newer technology which makes them more resilient to
damage and easier to repair. In motorcycle mode, the two missile launchers
are side by side in the nose of the cycle. In battloid mode, the missile
launchers are divided, with one on each shoulder of the mecha. Both
launchers hold 6 IM-07
Black Widow Infantry Missiles.
(All Cyclones mount one or more of the following additional packages)
A Model:
- None, though hand-held weapons are possible..
F Model:
- 2 x Mauser GR-200 dual mini-missile tubes / REB-21 laser cannon: This
popular cyclone weapon unit is based on the old GR-97 Missile Launcher
design used on the VR-052 Battler. The new unit mounts two one-shot missile
launchers, combined with a modified beam cannon derived from the older EP-37
design firing off 600 kJ pulses every two seconds. The missiles give the
cyclone a heavy punch, and the beam cannons provide an energy weapon to fall
back on when the missiles are gone. The GR-200 is the commonly requested and
issued unit for cyclone units expecting heavy combat. The beam cannon
draws power directly from the cyclone's fusion reactor, giving the weapon
unlimited ammo so long as the reactor is functioning. The disadvantage to
this is that there is no backup supply, and the beam cannon becomes useless
hardware when the GR-200 is detached The missile launchers carry one IM-10
Wolf Infantry Missile each.
P Model:
- 2 x Mauser GR-220 REB-21 laser cannon / 4.45mm sub-machine gun: The
GR-220 was designed in response to the need for a weapon unit that combined
the high destructive power of a beam cannon with a more discreet
conventional weapon. Such a mix is useful in both guard and law enforcement
duty, where the conventional weaponry can be used as a deterrent, and the
beam weapon used against heavier opponents. The GR-220 uses a light beam
cannon combined with a 4.45 mm submachine gun, all concealed by a cover
plate so as to not overly indicate the power of the unit. The 220 is
commonly issued to VR-071 Protector or VR-073 Typhoon cyclones on guard
duty.
Hand-held:
- A pilot may use a hand-held weapon in any hand not already occupied with a
Cyclone weapon mounted on the inner forearm plate (such as the EP-55, EP-54,
or RL-10). The most typical weapon carried is the H-95
Raven in rifle mode.
NOTE: All Cyclones can use any type of external module (with the
exception of the VR-074 Gorilla), but usually the military will only assign
specific modules to specific cyclones although exceptions can be made.
VIII. Armor:
The armor of the Tsunami is composed of an advanced titanium-steel alloy
which is the same on all cyclones, but less thick to cut down on weight. The
armor on the Typhoon stops all small arms fire, provides fair protection against
heavier infantry weapons, such as a 12.7mm machinegun round, but poor resistance
to light mecha-mounted weaponry, such as the Zentraedi 22.3mm HE autocannon
round. Vulnerable areas of the pilot are part of the upper arms, which are
unarmored. The thighs and helmet are not protected by the Cyclone, but are
covered by the CVR armor. Nuclear, biological, and chemical protection is
limited to that provided by the CVR armor.
IX. Development:
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Content by Jeffrey R. Spillner
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